Middlesex

This guide to Middlesex by G. F. Bosworth was first published in 1913 as part of the Cambridge County Geographies.

G. F. Bosworth (Author)

9781107652910, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 29 November 2012

176 pages
20.3 x 12.7 x 1 cm, 0.2 kg

Originally published during the early part of the twentieth century, the Cambridge County Geographies were designed to provide a series of concise guides to British regions. Aimed at the general reader, they combined a comprehensive approach to various aspects of physical and human geography with an emphasis on clarity. This guide to Middlesex by G. F. Bosworth was first published in 1913. The text is interspersed with numerous illustrative figures and also contains a list of the chief towns and villages within the county.

1. County and shire. The word 'Middlesex'. Its origin and meaning
2. General characteristics. Position and natural conditions
3. Size. Shape. Boundaries
4. Surface and general features - forests, commons and open spaces
5. The River Thames
6. The tributaries of the Thames - Colne, Yeading Brook, Crane, Brent, Little Ealing Brook, Stanford Brook, Lea. The new river
7. Geology
8. Natural history
9. Climate and rainfall
10. People - race. Dialect. Settlements. Population
11. Agriculture - main cultivations, woodlands, stock
12. Industries and manufactures
13. History of Middlesex
14. Antiquities - prehistoric, Roman, Saxon
15. Architecture - (a) ecclesiastical - churches and religious houses
16. Architecture - (b) domestic - Hampton Court palace
17. Architecture - (c) domestic - famous seats, cottages
18. Communications, past and present - roads, railways, canals
19. Administration and divisions - ancient and modern
20. Roll of honour
21. The chief towns and villages of Middlesex
Illustrations
Maps.

Subject Areas: Regional geography [RGL]